§1170. Regular enlisted members: minority discharge
Enacted 1968 · reading the current textFull lineage →
As of today
10 U.S.C. § 1170
Upon application by the parents or guardian of a regularenlisted member of an armed force to the Secretary concerned within 90 days after the member’s enlistment, the member shall be discharged for his own convenience, with the pay and form of discharge certificate to which his service entitles him, if—
there is evidence satisfactory to the Secretary concerned that the member is under eighteen years of age; and
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 757.)